Y'know.. this is why I made it a point to state that I feel either circumstance is wrong-- because I knew that people would start......
I asked because while the assault charges are just -- as are a couple others-- a few of them seem very trumped up (ha!) if there was no actual assault aside from snatching the hat.
Yeah-- a few months in jail ought to cool those jets a bit. I can't stand seeing children brought into all of this garbage.
Originally Posted by Grace Preston
you know, most likely you do as you don't type like a dummy, assault, at common law, is merely a threat or apprehension of physical harm, not a physical attack itself
I always thought the word battery was the physical aspect
I know nothing of Delaware criminal law or, for that matter, little of any criminal law so maybe assault is something physical there too. any unwanted physical contact, including snatching a hat might be assault, if that's not assault then its battery